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06-10-2007, 17:33
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#51 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntingdon Drives: Opel Astra 180iE
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| This is how we found it this morning - exactly as we'd left it - which is nice! (also remembered the digi cam today) 
fubar'd ARB drop link vs brand new 1 (yes, i have been driving it with that on) 
Original, made in SA front shock. 
Various other shots taken throughout the day...    
Spax PSX rear shocks/springs fitted - fronts (Koni's) to do tomorrow as we buggered up the shock retaining nut thing on the drivers side front strut so we had to go raid Drizz's stores at the other garage. 
fubar'd steering arms - bth of these are bent, 1 more than t'other obviously! (and yes, i've been driving with these on aswell) 
Brian came over to sort out my cambelt change.   
Old eninge's bottom pully, which fell apart when Drizz looked at it. How was i getting charge? Dunno. Ooops... 
Lightened vs Standard pot type flywheels  
That's it for the pictures.
It took us about an hour an a half to get the woodruf (sp?) key off, before rounding it off a bit, then finding that actually, we don't need to remove that pully, the belt will go round it! DOH! 
Couldn't replace the rear hubs either, because the one's i bought were ABD hubs, and i don't have ABS - problem.
Just a couple of things to do in the morning before it'll get put in the Astra.
More tomorrow! | 
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06-10-2007, 17:50
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Originally Posted by Kev 180iE  | I look somewhat savage lol
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06-10-2007, 19:25
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In The Woods Suffolk Drives: Kadett 200ts
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06-10-2007, 19:57
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#54 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham Drives: Mk4 Astra SRi 2.2
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| Looking good there guys! Seriously nice project too - looks great on the Mk4 wheels 
Really really like the Vectra rub strips with indicator mounts - quality touch
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07-10-2007, 16:11
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#55 | | MIGWeb User
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Originally Posted by AL Looking good there guys! Seriously nice project too - looks great on the Mk4 wheels
Really really like the Vectra rub strips with indicator mounts - quality touch | Thanks!
Another update is due, i know, but it wasn't a great day today and i'm cream crackered, so i'm goona chill out, have some Sunday Dinner (with PUDDING, Brain/Anita!) and watch the new Top Gear - then i'll upload the photo's and sort out an update. | |
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07-10-2007, 19:04
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#56 | | MIGClub Member
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| Brain? Anita re-married?  | |
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07-10-2007, 20:09
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#57 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntingdon Drives: Opel Astra 180iE
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| Sorry - Brian!
It's been a long day, well weekend actually.
(i can't even be bothered to edit my post) | |
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07-10-2007, 21:21
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#58 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntingdon Drives: Opel Astra 180iE
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| Day 3
After a night out in Braintree, we got up at the crack of 8.30ish, just in time to watch the last 8 laps of the F1.
Cassy came to help us today, here she is, helping... 
Drizz sorting out the loom  
The straight steering arms fitted yesterday 
About to get it under the car to go in from the bottom (the best way  ) 
This is when Cassy started to help and took ovr camera duties...     
This celebratory shot proved to be a bit premature 
A fubar'd mount meant we could get it done today, as we didn't have a spare and nowhere was open to sell us a new 1. We also couldn't have finished it because the spare suspension leg we found also has a fubar'd collar, which meant that we couldn't get the old shock out. Again, nowhere open to facilitate a work around for this.
Got very pissed off 'coz i had got my hopes up about driving it home tonight. As it was i had to call my Dad to come get me - he wasn't impressed.
So, we're to reconvene next Saturday to finish it off. | |
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09-10-2007, 15:25
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#59 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: cambridge Drives: vectra cdx
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| looking good m8 once its done and ur in huntingdon give us a shout and i will meet up with ya as i lie in huntingdon lol but im liking the car a lot | |
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05-11-2007, 22:53
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#60 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Torbay Drives: a gas guzzling ricer
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| Hey Kev, just thought I'd pop in and see how your doing with the conversion!!! looks like your having fun, I take it shes up and running now? That was a damn good engine, jim was grumbling about getting rid of it the other day. Hope she does you well. | |
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06-11-2007, 00:05
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#61 | | Gagged
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boro Drives: Corsa Sport C20XE
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| looking good, loving the uniqueness of the car too, keep it up | |
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06-11-2007, 05:10
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#62 | | MIGClub Member
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| No its not yet. Had some 'issues' with it, but its almost there.... | |
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06-11-2007, 07:49
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#63 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntingdon Drives: Opel Astra 180iE
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Originally Posted by Pattycake Hey Kev, just thought I'd pop in and see how your doing with the conversion!!! looks like your having fun, I take it shes up and running now? That was a damn good engine, jim was grumbling about getting rid of it the other day. Hope she does you well. | Hiya, long time no speak.
Turns out our issues with the DVLA were just the start of a series of delays, so it's not quite finished yet, but as Drizz says - hopefully this weekend! | |
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06-11-2007, 08:11
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Market Harborough Drives: Project 200TS soon
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Originally Posted by Kev 180iE Hiya, long time no speak.
Turns out our issues with the DVLA were just the start of a series of delays, so it's not quite finished yet, but as Drizz says - hopefully this weekend! | What DVLA issues did one have Kev? | |
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06-11-2007, 12:11
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#65 | | MIGWeb User
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Originally Posted by mind_crash What DVLA issues did one have Kev? |
Oh that was with the Calibra donor car i bought off Trish (Pattycake) - getting the private reg reassigned took long than expected, but we couldn't strip the car till it was sorted. | |
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07-11-2007, 17:18
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#66 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntingdon Drives: Opel Astra 180iE
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| Just booked the car in to have the exhaust done next tuesday, and i'm due to drive it to a Foo's gig in Nottingham wednesday - so fingers crossed for the weekend! | |
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07-11-2007, 17:36
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#67 | | MIGClub Member
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Halesowen, West Mids Drives: Astra Saloon XE Tb's
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| What you going for with exhaust, standard bore or larger? tailpipe design? | |
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07-11-2007, 20:23
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#68 | | MIGWeb User
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| Probably standard, or not much bigger - don't really see the point increasing the bore after the Cat. - is there still a gain to be had?
Tailpipe wise, it'll be oval, what kind of oval i don't know, but so long as it fits the standard bumper cut out, i'll be happy. | |
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07-11-2007, 23:10
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#69 | | MIGClub Member
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| [quote=Kev 180iE;3476585]Probably standard, or not much bigger - don't really see the point increasing the bore after the Cat. - is there still a gain to be had?
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Not as standard, but if you had any thoughts of getting more power from the XE eventually a slightly bigger bore might be a way of future proofing your mods without effecting the engine in its current state. Im quite sure that if you went to say 2.25 or 2.5" instead of the standard 2"(I think), it wouldn't adversly effect power now, then if you decided to go for an after market manifold at a later date, who know, maybe tb's, then the exhaust is already done.
Correct me if im wrong, and you may want to check this info with more intelligent folk than me but it might be a thought, if you have any future plans. | |
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07-11-2007, 23:15
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#70 | | MIGWeb User
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| that does make sense, i'll discuss cost with the guys when i take it in tuesday, 2.25" wouldn't be so bad i guess. | |
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08-11-2007, 00:22
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#71 | | MIGWeb User
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| the manifold and the standard 16v back box are the main problem with stock exhausts..
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08-11-2007, 10:19
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#72 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntingdon Drives: Opel Astra 180iE
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Originally Posted by vxlgsi the manifold and the standard 16v back box are the main problem with stock exhausts.. | Well i've got a SS manifold on it now, not sure if it's oversized though, i didn't check.
Going to have a sports cat aswell, so should be able to get something extra out of it. | |
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08-11-2007, 11:04
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#73 | | MIGClub Member
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| Let us know how you get on Kev....will be interested in cost | |
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11-11-2007, 23:28
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#74 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntingdon Drives: Opel Astra 180iE
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| Thi si the result of this weekends work 
Look good down there doesn't it!
Got it back on it's wheels after abandoning the rear hub change. The (brand new) non ABS hubs i've bought won't fit because of my Non ABS rear beam (figure that one out!) so i need an ABS beam before it can go anywhere.
But that's not so much of an issue because, although we got the XE plumbed and wired in this weekend, it wouldn't start, and we didn't have the time or the patience to stand there trying to figure out why all evening.
I'm now on the lookout for a cheap runabout to see me through the winter, something to take the pressure off of us with fixing the iE because i don't really want to be cutting corners, which we've had to start doing. So i want to have the time to put those things right and finish it off properly before i have to rely on it for daily transport.
This obviously means i'll have to cancel my appointment for the exhaust, good job i didn't leave a deposit! | |
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11-11-2007, 23:38
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#75 | | MIGWeb User
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